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8:41 AM EDT on April 8, 2015

    • Bed-Stuy Community Board Is Not Thrilled About Plans to Improve Safety, Bus Service (DNA)
    • DCP Official on Parking Requirements: Staten Island "Needs Some Level of Car Use" (Advance)
    • Police Arrest Hit-and-Run Driver Who Critically Injured Teenage Bronx Cyclist (News, Gothamist)
    • It's Pothole-Filling Season (WNYC)
    • AMNY Looks at Streetscape and Greenway Projects That Will Make NYC More Livable
    • Observer Writer Gets a Drunk Uber Driver; Where Is TLC?
    • Vornado Looks at Public Plazas, Other Improvements Near Penn Station (WSJ)
    • City Planning Commission OKs Vanderbilt Avenue Tower, Plaza Next to Grand Central (CityLand)
    • NYT "Room for Debate" Looks at Private Investment in Transportation Infrastructure
    • Now You Can More Easily Tweet Complaints About NYPD Driving and Parking (News)

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Stephen Miller
In spring 2017, Stephen wrote for Streetsblog USA, covering the livable streets movement and transportation policy developments around the nation. From August 2012 to October 2015, he was a reporter for Streetsblog NYC, covering livable streets and transportation issues in the city and the region. After joining Streetsblog, he covered the tail end of the Bloomberg administration and the launch of Citi Bike. Since then, he covered mayoral elections, the de Blasio administration's ongoing Vision Zero campaign, and New York City's ever-evolving street safety and livable streets movements.

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